An American Library Association 2009 Popular Paperback for Young Adults title

"DEAD GIRL WALKING is a great teen read: suspenseful, fast-paced, and loads of fun!"
--K.A. Applegate, author of the ANIMORPHS series

I am so dead...
Now, was I supposed to go left or right at the Light?

Seventeen-year-old Amber Borden has a lousy sense of direction"so lousy that she takes a wrong turn when returning from her near-death experience. She ends up in the body of the most popular girl in school, who has just tried to commit suicide.

Can a girl who can't even navigate the halls of Halsey High discover the secrets of her new identity and find her way back to her own life?

From the author of THE SEER Series.

REVIEW

Gr 8 Up

Amber Borden is clever, ambitious, and tired of being seen as a nobody by the popular crowd at her high school. She's convinced that her ticket to success is to be an A-list talent agent, and her first big break is in convincing Trinidad Sylvenski to let Amber manage her. Unfortunately for Amber, her life literally spins out of control. After discovering what the most popular girls really think of her, she has a near-death experience when she is hit by a mail truck. In the "heavens," she meets her loving grandmother and loyal dog who give her words of encouragement, the promise of better things to come, and instructions on how to return to her body. Amber is so excited with this encounter that she takes a wrong turn and winds up in the body of beautiful, wealthy, and popular Leah Montgomery. It doesn't take long for Amber to realize that Leah's life and family are in major turmoil. All she wants is her old life back, and she will do whatever it takes to make this happen. What she learns along the way are the experiences of a lifetime. This page-turner has wit, love, courage, adventure, and remarkable insight. Amber is truly a teen heroine whom readers will identify with and learn from, who brings new meaning to the word "dead." A must-have purchase for fans of the supernatural and the occult.-Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY

Reviewed by: School Library Journal: Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY

EXCERPT

Ohmygod! I’d gotten the scholarship!

Next thing I knew I was jumping and crying for joy. Sheila laughed and congratulated me, and then said she had to finish her route. I heard an awful clunk of gears as her car jerked forward with squealing tires.

I read the letter then read it again. “Congratulations! We are happy to offer you a scholarship to a California State University of your choice. We have evaluated your application …”

I’m sure my eyes were as big and round as all those lovely zeroes. I nearly fell to my knees and kissed the pavement.

Totally, totally amazing! All my dreams come true folded neatly into an envelope. Grammy Greta was so right. I did have a future " and a great one! I could go anywhere and be anything I wanted.

I was hugging the letter, poised to rush into the house and tell my parents the good news when I heard an engine roar, the screech of wheels and a scream.

Then Sheila’s brand new mail-mobile, which was careening out of control in reverse, ran right into me.
And I died.